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The Membership drive is over, and I've already begun mailing out prizes! It was an overwhelming success, and shows to me, in our 20th year, just how much you guys value what I do. I appreciate it very, very much. A quick note that if you're in the Washington DC area this coming March 10th, I will be DJing at "Risque". If you're interested, please contact the promoter and get your butt on the guest list!

Welcome to the final show of the 2018 membership drive! This was supposed to be a live, streamed show on Facebook, and that did happen. However I forgot to hit the "record" button and simply streamed it. Then Facebook copyright scripts decided that I couldn't play SD-KRTR, and would I like to delete the video or claim ownership? Well Simon, you win this round! So I re-created the show and here we are!

We're back on track this week as my cold and flu has disappeared, and I actually feel like being awake. So we went a little longer as we recorded this live on Facebook. This is the second to last week of the 2018 Membership drive, so see how you can get your hands on some of our prizes by checking out the membership page! Next week we'll close out the annual membership drive with another extra long show!

This weeks live show is a little shorter, well, its the normal length of RSA. I have a terrible cold bordering on the flu, and I had to get the show done because I made a commitment to you, but not so much that I don't want to return to the couch for Netflix and hot tea! See how you can get your hands on some of our prizes by checking out the membership page! We're making this even more special, as each show this month will be broadcast live on Facebook. Join the group and check it out!

Welcome to the 2018 RSA membership drive! Having been around 20 years, not only do we predate Podcasting, be we also predate Patreon. Every year in Feb I go hat in hand to you, my wonderful listeners, for donations to help keep us going another year. This year we have a TONNE of prizes that have been graciously donated by a number of individuals. See how you can get your hands on one by checking out the membership page! But we're making this even more special, as each show this month will be broadcast live on Facebook. Join the group and check it out!

"It was twenty years ago today Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play" - The Beatles In January of 1998 I sat down with a dilemma. I was a club DJ who had a lot of great music to play, but couldn't experiment *too much* in the club. For some reason I wanted to be a radio DJ, and breaking in to the college radio clique wasn't going to happen. So I experimented with creating a "radio show" within my computer and set up a web site to stream it. On Jan 31 1998 the first episode of RSA went online. It was terrible of course, but through experience I got better. I was incredibly proud when we hit our first anniversary and had artists such as Jarkko Tuohimaa (Neuroactive) and Alexander Hofman (S.P.O.C.K) record congratulatory greetings. I had no idea that I'd be still doing it 20 years later. There are far too many people to thank individually for the support, technical assistance, and listener-ship that has happened over this time. But know this. If you're reading this now, you're a huge part of why I've been successful at this. To celebrate this, I present to you a short video that will hopefully entertain you and convey how I feel today. https://youtu.be/vqwCSFcF5vY I would also like to present a special guest show that one of our longest listeners, Wolf of Ultimas Lagrimas, a german radio show, who creates music as 'Electric Toys' has done for us. While I can't promise another 20 years (I'll be 65 then!) I can promise that there is no end in sight for RSA, and I look forward to badly mispronouncing German words, saying "Anyways", and creating the best shows I can. Thank you.

While we're not at the 20th anniversary as of the time of the posting of this show (thats Jan 31st) this will be the RSA that you listen to while it happens. I'm going to have some special communications, both audio and video on the day of celebrating this show turning 20. But suffice it to say, I can't possibly tell you all just how much your support and listenership means to me. It validates a "hobby" that began in 1995 as a club DJ, and continued long past my retirement. But we'll have more on that on the 31st. Until then please enjoy...

The 2018 membership drive inches closer, and the 20th anniversary celebration are literally just around the corner! The next month is going to be a celebration of all things RSA as the shows will be streamed (and created!) live on the Facebook group with your interaction! So many things to see and do, and of course to listen to!

Its about at this time every year that I start getting a bit of cabin fever and the itch to ride my bike gets bad. But this year I have made a commitment to make the 20th anniversary membership drive extra special, and the shows will be live (and posted here for posterity) so I can't escape to my parents place in Florida. But that just means I have plenty of time to work just that bit extra hard on RSA while I pine for the fjords. Hopefully a good number of you have taken the time to watch the RSA Documentary. I hope you enjoy it as much as you're going to enjoy...

I personally consider this to be the first show of 2018, as the last one was done while I was still on Christmas holidays. Its bloody cold outside in Toronto, so what better way to avoid it than sitting indoors and finishing RSA. Listening to RSA is also a good way to avoid cold! Hopefully a good number of you have taken the time to watch the RSA Documentary. I hope you enjoy it as much as you're going to enjoy...

Just over a year ago I was approached by this guy who wanted to do a documentary about me & RSA. I figured nothing would come of it, but you never know. Unlike a lot of things that have never actually happened in the last 20 years, I can now say there's a video chronicling how my radio show came about and what goes into making it. Kevin McMillan worked hard on it, I hope you enjoy it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBVkdfcDVgw

While it isn't quite happy birthday to RSA yet (30 days to go!) It *is* my birthday! So what am I doing on this special day? Getting the show done for my favorite people. You! The countdown to the membership drive and the 20th anniversary spectacular has commenced! But until then we have...

This is it folks, the last show of 2017! This is the one that takes me the most time to do as I sift through all of the great music we've played in the past year and condense it down to what I consider to be the "best of" show. 2017 was a pretty darn good year, with bands that are new to us making it to the best of. I hope you enjoy my picks!

Only one week to go until the annual best of! But we've got tonnes of great new music for you this week, and we put a few discs to bed so that you go out and buy copies! Don't forget we also have a few shirts left to sell, so grab one before they're gone forever!

This week I managed to right an egregious wrong, and got some stuff played that I somehow missed back at the beginning of the year. This may have impacted the best of for 2017, but this just means that the 2018 show may have its first inductee!

I've shipped out all of the RSA shirts, they're 99% delivered, so I feel safe to place the few extras I ordered on sale over at the T-Shirt page. I'm still going to have a few for prizes, but not that many! The best of show for 2017 falls on Christmas day, and I've finally completed it. Couple all of that with the fact that we've got a great new show for you all with some great new music, and everything's coming up Milhouse!

We're inching closer to Christmas, and this year the annual best of falls right on Christmas day. So I'll have a gift for you all! This is also the last show featuring tracks eligible for the best of, so I'll have to really get cracking on compiling the master list. But until then we feature a few really great new discs this week, which you can listen to while wearing your new RSA T-Shirt!

What a difference a week makes! Nearly every T-Shirt has been sent out, and a number have already arrived! Just a few more out to Europe and we're done. Now the count down begins to the annual best of show, and man compiling that is always a lot of hard work! But until then...

The completion date for the shirt printing has fallen behind a bit, and I'm sitting here growling at how I should be spending the weekend printing shipping labels, etc. But that does mean I have more time to get the show done, and start working on next weeks show as well!

A gloomy Sunday means that rather than leave the house I'm going to get the radio show done, and get it posted for everyone to hear! We're approaching Christmas so the new releases are getting more and more frequent! I'm really looking forward to picking up the shirts next week (hopefully on Monday or Tuesday!) and getting them out to you!

So sometimes the calendar works out well enough that there is only 5 days between shows. Usually this means I was lazy the past weekend and over compensating the current weekend. But now its cabin fever as the weather has turned distinctly British and my bike is firmly mounted on the wall. The 20th anniversary T-shirt pre-sale is over, and the order has been placed. Hopefully I'll be able to start mailing them out next weekend!

A combined beautiful weekend and a miserable commute home last night means that I get the show out on a Tuesday instead of a Monday. But I can safely say that thi is the last late show of the year, and you have a nice 6 months ahead of you of shows appearing on time if not early! Don't forget that you only have a few days left to get your hands on 20th anniversary shirts on presale!

OK, so once again we have a rainy weekend, but this was slightly offset by a good new series on Netflix. So we get the show out early, but not Saturday morning early. But I warn you, next weekend is shaping up to be the last gasp of Summer in the Great White North, so anticipate a wait next week! Don't forget that you only have a week and a bit to get your hands on 20th anniversary shirts on presale! Get your order in before they're gone! After the presale ends, sizes will be more limited and the price will go up!

Thanksgiving weekend in Canada comes extra early this year, so I won't be able to do my usual routine of posting the show on Monday. So instead, I'll post it today. The weather is so all over the place that I've given up cycling on the weekends for the season. Don't forget that you only have a limited time to get your hands on a 20th anniversary shirts on presale! Get your order in before they're gone! After the presale ends, sizes will be more limited and the price will go up!

Spent the day either indoors or walking around the neighbourhood running errands, so I had plenty of time to finish the show this week. Its amazing how much "free time" you have when you don't spend the entire weekend out on the saddle of your bike. But not only do we have a great show for you all, I have to pimp out the fact that we have the 20th anniversary shirts on presale right now! Get your order in before they're gone!